...before looking at at how much original and reproduction parts cost...
Anyway, I am committed to building the rifle from the stripped receiver in 1-2 years piece by piece.
The seller said it was was a 38-50/44-40 receiver. But is there a way to verify this before i start buying costly parts? On the 1873s, the sn was on the lower tang which I don't have yet.
I don't know how to tell 1st model, 2nd model differences either, or if that even matters.
Anybody got any tips?